Chords for Johnny Cash with Carl Perkins - 1974 - Medley
Tempo:
132.25 bpm
Chords used:
F
Bb
C
Eb
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F] The man in black Johnny Hey
Would you tell me the [G] time?
[F] How much longer will it be to [G] across that Mason Dixon [C] line [F] when we hit Dixie?
Would you tell that engineer to ring [Bb] his bell and ask [F] everybody that ain't sleep [C] stand right [F] over here?
Hey, hey, what time did you say?
How much longer will it be to [G] like and see the [C] light of day [F] when we hit Dixie
Would you tell an engineer to ring [Bb] his bell and ask everybody that [F] ain't asleep [C] stand right [F] over here?
It's hard now Bob
[G]
[C] [F] [Fm]
Hey, [Dm] [Bb] [F]
hey, please open up the door when I stop this train
I'm gonna get off first [G] cuz I can't wait no more [F] tell an engineer said thanks a lot and I didn't mind
[Bb]
Gonna set my [F] feet on southern soil [C] and read a [F] sub
[Bb] Well,
[F]
[Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[F] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb] [F]
[Bb] they gave him his orders [Eb] at Monroe, Virginia [Bb] says Steve
[F] And [Bb]
[Eb] [Gm] [F]
[Bb] then he turned around and said to [Eb] his big crazy fireman
[Bb]
[F] [Bb] And when we cause [Eb] that white oak mountain [Bb] watch all [F] 97
[Bb] And [Eb] [Bb]
[F] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb] [Dm]
[Bb] then a telegram came [Eb] to Washington Station
[Bb] This is what [F] it said
It [Bb] said that brave engineer [Eb] that run on 97 [Bb] is lying [F] down in [Bb] Danville dead.
Oh boy
[B] [C]
Hey now the young
Coming down that railroad track.
[F] Hey now the young
Coming down that railroad [C]
track [G] that's that orange blossom special
Drinking my baby
[C]
I'm
[Gm]
[F] [Bb]
[C] [F]
[Bb]
[C] [F]
[C]
[F]
[Bb]
[F] [C] [F] [C]
going down to Florida
Gonna get a little bit of sand in my shoes.
[F] I may go to California
[Bb] [F] And I get some sand in my [C] shoe
right [G] an orange blossom special
And lose these New [C] York boots
[F]
[Bb] [C]
[F]
[Bb] [C]
[F] [C]
Well, you see I was hanging around the switch yards in New York City with a bunch of other hobos
Minding my own business like I always do
Well a man with a badge come up to me and he said hey boy
What are you hanging around here for I said whatever's going around I'll have some
He said you're smarter than Casey boy.
I said no, sir.
I'm just hungry
He said you're acting like a smart and I said, that's how I act when I get hungry
Then I said I wish you wouldn't stand on my feet when you hit me.
It'll break my ankles when I fall
He said I wish you'd get enough nourishment in yourself to get out of New York City.
I said
I'm glad I'm glad I'm glad I'm glad.
Hey, you talk about rambling.
She's fastest train
[F] She's the fastest train on [C] the line [G] that's that orange blossom special
Rolling down the sea [C] boy
[Em] [C] [F]
[Bb] [C] [F]
[Bb]
[C] [F]
[N]
Would you tell me the [G] time?
[F] How much longer will it be to [G] across that Mason Dixon [C] line [F] when we hit Dixie?
Would you tell that engineer to ring [Bb] his bell and ask [F] everybody that ain't sleep [C] stand right [F] over here?
Hey, hey, what time did you say?
How much longer will it be to [G] like and see the [C] light of day [F] when we hit Dixie
Would you tell an engineer to ring [Bb] his bell and ask everybody that [F] ain't asleep [C] stand right [F] over here?
It's hard now Bob
[G]
[C] [F] [Fm]
Hey, [Dm] [Bb] [F]
hey, please open up the door when I stop this train
I'm gonna get off first [G] cuz I can't wait no more [F] tell an engineer said thanks a lot and I didn't mind
[Bb]
Gonna set my [F] feet on southern soil [C] and read a [F] sub
[Bb] Well,
[F]
[Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[F] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb] [F]
[Bb] they gave him his orders [Eb] at Monroe, Virginia [Bb] says Steve
[F] And [Bb]
[Eb] [Gm] [F]
[Bb] then he turned around and said to [Eb] his big crazy fireman
[Bb]
[F] [Bb] And when we cause [Eb] that white oak mountain [Bb] watch all [F] 97
[Bb] And [Eb] [Bb]
[F] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb] [Dm]
[Bb] then a telegram came [Eb] to Washington Station
[Bb] This is what [F] it said
It [Bb] said that brave engineer [Eb] that run on 97 [Bb] is lying [F] down in [Bb] Danville dead.
Oh boy
[B] [C]
Hey now the young
Coming down that railroad track.
[F] Hey now the young
Coming down that railroad [C]
track [G] that's that orange blossom special
Drinking my baby
[C]
I'm
[Gm]
[F] [Bb]
[C] [F]
[Bb]
[C] [F]
[C]
[F]
[Bb]
[F] [C] [F] [C]
going down to Florida
Gonna get a little bit of sand in my shoes.
[F] I may go to California
[Bb] [F] And I get some sand in my [C] shoe
right [G] an orange blossom special
And lose these New [C] York boots
[F]
[Bb] [C]
[F]
[Bb] [C]
[F] [C]
Well, you see I was hanging around the switch yards in New York City with a bunch of other hobos
Minding my own business like I always do
Well a man with a badge come up to me and he said hey boy
What are you hanging around here for I said whatever's going around I'll have some
He said you're smarter than Casey boy.
I said no, sir.
I'm just hungry
He said you're acting like a smart and I said, that's how I act when I get hungry
Then I said I wish you wouldn't stand on my feet when you hit me.
It'll break my ankles when I fall
He said I wish you'd get enough nourishment in yourself to get out of New York City.
I said
I'm glad I'm glad I'm glad I'm glad.
Hey, you talk about rambling.
She's fastest train
[F] She's the fastest train on [C] the line [G] that's that orange blossom special
Rolling down the sea [C] boy
[Em] [C] [F]
[Bb] [C] [F]
[Bb]
[C] [F]
[N]
Key:
F
Bb
C
Eb
G
F
Bb
C
[F] _ _ The man in black Johnny _ _ Hey _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Would you tell me the [G] time?
[F] How much longer will it be to [G] across that Mason Dixon [C] line [F] when we hit Dixie?
Would you tell that engineer to ring [Bb] his bell and ask [F] everybody that ain't sleep [C] stand right [F] over here?
_ Hey, hey, _ what time did you say?
How much longer will it be to [G] like and see the [C] light of day [F] when we hit Dixie
Would you tell an engineer to ring [Bb] his bell and ask everybody that [F] ain't asleep [C] stand right [F] over here?
It's hard now Bob _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Fm] _
Hey, [Dm] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
hey, please open up the door when I stop this train
I'm gonna get off first [G] cuz I can't wait no more [F] tell an engineer said thanks a lot and I didn't mind
[Bb] _
Gonna set my [F] feet on southern soil [C] and read a [F] sub
_ _ [Bb] Well, _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ they gave him his orders [Eb] at Monroe, Virginia [Bb] says Steve _ _
[F] _ And _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [F] _ _
[Bb] _ _ then he turned around and said to [Eb] his big crazy fireman
[Bb] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [Bb] And when we cause [Eb] that white oak mountain [Bb] watch all [F] 97
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ And [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Dm] _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ then a telegram came [Eb] to Washington Station
[Bb] This is what [F] it said
It [Bb] said that brave engineer [Eb] that run on 97 [Bb] is lying [F] down in [Bb] Danville dead.
Oh boy
[B] _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Hey now the young
Coming _ down that railroad track.
[F] Hey now the young
Coming _ _ _ down that railroad [C]
track [G] that's that orange blossom special _
_ Drinking my baby
[C] _ _
_ I'm _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
going down to Florida
Gonna get a little bit of sand in my shoes.
[F] I may go to California
_ [Bb] _ [F] _ _ _ And I get some sand in my [C] shoe
_ right [G] an orange blossom special
_ _ And lose these New [C] York boots _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Well, you see I was hanging around the switch yards in New York City with a bunch of other hobos
Minding my own business like I always do
_ Well a man with a badge come up to me and he said hey boy
What are you hanging around here for I said whatever's going around I'll have some
_ He _ _ _ _ _ _ _ said you're smarter than Casey boy.
I said no, sir.
I'm just hungry
He said you're acting like a smart and I said, that's how I act when I get hungry
_ _ Then I said I wish you wouldn't stand on my feet when you hit me.
It'll break my ankles when I fall
_ He said I wish you'd get enough nourishment in yourself to get out of New York City.
I said _ _
I'm glad I'm glad I'm glad I'm glad. _ _
_ _ Hey, you talk about rambling. _
She's fastest train _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ She's the fastest train on [C] the line _ [G] that's that orange blossom special
_ _ Rolling down the sea [C] boy _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Would you tell me the [G] time?
[F] How much longer will it be to [G] across that Mason Dixon [C] line [F] when we hit Dixie?
Would you tell that engineer to ring [Bb] his bell and ask [F] everybody that ain't sleep [C] stand right [F] over here?
_ Hey, hey, _ what time did you say?
How much longer will it be to [G] like and see the [C] light of day [F] when we hit Dixie
Would you tell an engineer to ring [Bb] his bell and ask everybody that [F] ain't asleep [C] stand right [F] over here?
It's hard now Bob _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Fm] _
Hey, [Dm] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
hey, please open up the door when I stop this train
I'm gonna get off first [G] cuz I can't wait no more [F] tell an engineer said thanks a lot and I didn't mind
[Bb] _
Gonna set my [F] feet on southern soil [C] and read a [F] sub
_ _ [Bb] Well, _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ they gave him his orders [Eb] at Monroe, Virginia [Bb] says Steve _ _
[F] _ And _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [F] _ _
[Bb] _ _ then he turned around and said to [Eb] his big crazy fireman
[Bb] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [Bb] And when we cause [Eb] that white oak mountain [Bb] watch all [F] 97
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ And [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Dm] _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ then a telegram came [Eb] to Washington Station
[Bb] This is what [F] it said
It [Bb] said that brave engineer [Eb] that run on 97 [Bb] is lying [F] down in [Bb] Danville dead.
Oh boy
[B] _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Hey now the young
Coming _ down that railroad track.
[F] Hey now the young
Coming _ _ _ down that railroad [C]
track [G] that's that orange blossom special _
_ Drinking my baby
[C] _ _
_ I'm _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
going down to Florida
Gonna get a little bit of sand in my shoes.
[F] I may go to California
_ [Bb] _ [F] _ _ _ And I get some sand in my [C] shoe
_ right [G] an orange blossom special
_ _ And lose these New [C] York boots _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Well, you see I was hanging around the switch yards in New York City with a bunch of other hobos
Minding my own business like I always do
_ Well a man with a badge come up to me and he said hey boy
What are you hanging around here for I said whatever's going around I'll have some
_ He _ _ _ _ _ _ _ said you're smarter than Casey boy.
I said no, sir.
I'm just hungry
He said you're acting like a smart and I said, that's how I act when I get hungry
_ _ Then I said I wish you wouldn't stand on my feet when you hit me.
It'll break my ankles when I fall
_ He said I wish you'd get enough nourishment in yourself to get out of New York City.
I said _ _
I'm glad I'm glad I'm glad I'm glad. _ _
_ _ Hey, you talk about rambling. _
She's fastest train _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ She's the fastest train on [C] the line _ [G] that's that orange blossom special
_ _ Rolling down the sea [C] boy _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _